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=:7 t CiIPTUIZED INDIAMEN. I Pr 1 rarticulars of the Proceedings on Boald the Europe, during :,. t t, t ) :e n A ; cl a n ii i n t b li e e t %: , : r e e e l l i t e t h he F t-l rig u a li t . e C L o a ni c p a a r t: i 's:ltit t ps 4 : t g r u e r a , t s t s ia .i . , i i ii x: ', 4 ';'-' , t Commodore 1),ile; the Europe, Capt. Gelstone i and the ', ',s:' lion. Corripan‘,'s Extra Ship, Lord Keith, Capt. Camp- I ' i.' i• 359 men, commanded by M. l'errctier, on the looming of i k ' ..iay '3l, lat. and Long. the K eceding day, to. ;4. N. and ‘ I' '`, . t ;' 1-,_ ; ;, 9'. 48. East lung. per Chronometer. At sh. 30m. A.M. 'observed 'a strange sail to windward, piped the—hammocks up, cleared the s:iip-for action', and -beat to quarters, though from f,e'r first appearance we-supposed her :to be his Ma j4jsty'st ship Viaqroiur, late convoy, with which we li;arted only six. days before.: At : 7 A. M. when w,thin -musket shot, she hoisted the French ensign, con: meuced 'a brisk fire of round, .bar, and grape, which we imtnediately returned, and after a smart cannonade of thirty minutes, she wore round our us her raking tire in , passing, and run-. riing down to leeward'of the Sir eatham, commenced the action with her. At this period we had two. Tll , .kitled, Thomas Roberts (armourer), and John, 11 - rrnony Afore-topnian), aid one Lascar wounded. Ouriore-topsail yard carried away in The . slings, two shot through the foremast, four of the starboard, and two of the larboard, four shouds cut thiough, all t, , e toe mast back-stays, braces, and bowlines shot away, and the sails completely riddled, several shot in the hull, three of which were 'between wind and water. . From 7h. 30m, A.M.. until abOut eight, the Streatham was opposed to a smart tire from the trigste, w,,lien we observed her cOonts were hauled down. During this time every exertion was Made on our part, to join the contest, but from the, crippled state of our rigging, &c. eNery attempt. %vas fruitless, braces aid bowlines being all shot sway. The frigate now bore' up, thwarted the Lord Keith's hawse, giving her .a raking fire; wore round s kept firing at her in passing, haul: d her wind or per firer stern, and gave her the rake . , astern ; the Keith returning her fire as she iiasscd. DUring this time we kept up our fire whenever A shot would tell.—The frigate now hoVe to on our lax . - . board-quarter, and recommenced the action, 'which ' was continued for about .ten minutes, when she filled, and stood to the N. W. .At this time we liad'rceeived several shots in the hull, on the lar board-side. We then', passed to leeward of the ,S'treathant, nine A.M. and hailed her to know if she had struck, which was answered in the at-fir mative. The Keith now .made .sail, and stood away .to the • south:. and' eastward. At a qu tiler pan nine A. M. .the 'frigate tacked and 'stood for the Streatham, to take, possession ,of Ler. We had not at ,this time the least .management of the ship, and the carpenter , had reported` there was 'five feet water in the bold. Captain Gelstone called, in consequence, a s consultation of officers sand passengers, before whom a statement of our damages was laid, and the different opiniOns asked of what would be most advisable' to be done, when it was tlre unanimous opinion that, from the Seat harm having k, the Keith haying left us, and the disabled and unmanageable state of our own thip, it would hut be.saciificing rhe crew to rnakp further resi , tance . and having endk-avoured by every means in our power• to protect the plopettT of die Company, and supporfthe honour of thy Brit flag, we were reduced•to the unpleasant necessity of low ering our colours to the French fri t. , •ate La- Caroline, CapitaineTerretier, of 48 guns, and 350 men and at ten, A. M. m . reretaketypossession of by'M. Bazin, ed Lieutenant, when Captain Gtlstone. and Officers were sent on board the tri,ate to surrender their - A ms, when every polite ritternion'was shewn. them. PARTICULARS ON BOARD THE EUROPE, AFTER THE CAPTAIN AND OFFICIiRS 14AD , guITTED /IBA. - The leak in the evening increased to gi fee, and on, the following thorning, finding the water gain upon the pumps, triiide signal to tae frigate, which came within hair; reported the situation of the ship,. • and received orders 'to remove the passengers otr board the Streatham, to throvv the guns overboard, • and that boats would 'be kept..in readiness to take out the people, should. it be necessary to. abandon the ship, in which case to . stutile her; applied for more hands ; , which was refused, as the boats of the frigate were' not considered sufficient to relieve more than those already. ou board the Europe, and. her own people. The passengers were accordingly removed' on board the Strialkam, whire•they _re mained till. the . following &lay, and were treated with every possible attention and civility by M. Ea:- beady, the Officer in charge, as well as by the pas sengers of that ship. On the following day the leak on board the £u rope, which was discovered to arise from the thirty six shot holes in the counter, "iix feet under water, having been reported,topped, and the water got un- : der, the passengers were oidereil on hoard again, and the Europe made sail / . 6r the Isle of 'France; in cum ' pany with the frigate and the Streatham. it is but common justice to Monsieur Bazin, before mention ed, as well ,as to Mous. Des Platte4es, the Officer who remained in charge, and to hid second, Monsieur Duval, to say, that every possible attention was paid to t he passengers, who were left in the undisturbed possession of the cabin, with a particular request that they would consider themselves' therein as if • nothing had happened, and whatever requests were . nyide, they were granted with a reaiineis eviocitig a eel wish to oblige. The ;only property lust was . plundered by the Lascars belonging to the ships. The men sent on board from - the frigate behaved with great - civility. The Ladies were, by this treatment, soon relieved from their fears, which 'must have been considerable, both from the uhexpetied commencement of the tiring, befoie t hey had time to retire to the gun-room, and from a shot having passed through it while they. wete there, and the uplimers which in consequence. Clew on all sides. ' In stating what is doe to our enemies, we most not forget to pay a just tribute to the conduit of our friends also; and it is but truth to Say, that every ex ertion was madeion the part of Captain Gelstone, his Officers, and ship's company, the whole of whom evinced the utmost readiness to recommence the E!c lion, if that tutiasure could, in the general opinion, have been attended with such Apl asprel of ultimate success or escape, as to havejuitilled the sacs 'lice of lives which must inevitably have ensued from a pro longed contest . vt ith a force. so far superio , : to the Europe. , FRENCH. ACCOUNT OF THE ACTION. PORT A VOL EON .41 Extraff from the Letter addressed from the Isle Bonaparte+ to his ExCellency Captain. General Decaeti, by Lieut. Fe. d 'retier Comniandant of his Majesty's frigate La Caroline. My Geueral—l have the hotiotr of informing you, that on the 22d of July, I entered the Bay of St. Paul, with his Najesty's :frigate La Caroline, :Ind. .two ships in company, which I captured in the Bay of Bengal, namely, the Streatham and the Europe. These two vessels are vary richly laden ; tlseir car goes consist chiefly of • !fief; boxes of indigo, "Ibl4 bales of dry goods, 1843 halei of silks. 1 ,000 bags ofsaltpetre,. and 25 bales of handkerchiefs. traa from the Journal of Lieut. Ferretier, com manding his . Majesty's frigate La Caroline : On the 2lst of May,;(presions to this date, M. Ferretier had'dispatched two . prizes) beim - in g. 15. north lat. and 87. 20: east long, at day-light a strange sail was announced by • the' watch: Three ships, with three masts each, were immediately descried' to windward, :steering N. N. E. distant abbot three 'leagues to starboard, under a press of sail, 'which I suffered to approach in succession,' with a - view to ascertain who they - were; About five ta'slock in the morning I.prepared for amen, and manoeuvred so as to come up to them with all set. • While 'we' were coining up, the three ships did. not in the least alter their course, and made - private signals. Ob serving that we did not answer. them, they inter-' changed signals among :themselves. s 1 then con chided that they g laelonged to the Company, .having one tier of guns it h carronades on the forecastle end:: quaitee-deck (les gaillards.)--I ttiediatelY,order ed every man to his station, and inspected them,;, minutely. , The - spirit and alacrity manifested by every individual on board, .gave me the surest. pledge of succeeding in the disproportionate attack I had determined to make. . At six o'clock, being within musket-shot of the . sternmost ship, we hoisted the French flag, which was saluted by all my officers and men with three cheers of ViveTErnpereur apd the anion instantly ontmehced: Our tire was so well'supported, that this ship, aftermaintahaing her position above twenty minutes alongside of us, wore, in order to get out of the range of our guns, and to repair her damage. Her fire was at first very brisk, but it sllickened to wards the conclusion This ship being.mucb crips Pled and ungovernable, and oheerving the impessillie' lity of her escaping in that situation, I proceeded to attack the ship immediately a-head of her, which carried` the Commodore's pendant. 1 directed the guns on the starboard side to be loaded, with express • orders not to fire till We should be within pistol-shot. 'At ten minutes before seven, we began' the at : tack, and kept up an incessant fire for one hour, during which the two other vessels came up, and discharged several broadsides' at our stern larboard quarter. At half past seven, I had the misfortune to lose my master (liciere de inanteUvre), M. Vandercruce, Who was a most excellent officer; his head was shot off by a cannon-ball, as he stood by me on the quar ter-deck. The same shot tarried off half of my hai, and tvounded - me slightly in the cheek. I then or dered M. Ilabaudi, the second officer in command on the forecastle, to replace M. Vandercruce. At eight o'clock, our fire having been kept up without intermission, the Commodore's 'ship struck hercolours. -1 Instantly orderedthe larboard tack to be made, and opposed my broadside to the two other ships who were now engaged with me. I direa .ed ary•fire particularly against the headmost ship, and my two first broadsides were so well directed, that site shamefully took to flight. The second ship, being 'on the opposite; discharged two broadsides at us, and run before the wind. We made the same tack with her, - passing at a short distance from the ship that had struck, I determined to take posseSsion of her, and for that purpose sent Mona. Rabaudi on board, with orders to take the command of her. On his takifig possession, he immediately sent the Eng lish Captain: and his Officers to me, and hoisting the boat on board, I direeled my course to the crippled ship, which was to leeward of us, making all puss sible sail, and still keeping up her colours. That ship, seeing That we were bearing down on her, and gained considerably, hauled her wind and struck her colours. I sent M. Deplanches, Sub . Lieutenant (Insigne de Vaisseau) on board to take the command of her. The report which he made of the bad state in Which her hull was, haying re ceived three shot under water, which caused her al s ready- to make twelve feet of water; and the damages sustained in her' masts and rigging by the vessel Which hair:just struck, obliged me, to my great re gret, to( softer the third to'escape, she being at this time three leagues to wiudwatd of us. I now thought only of shifting the prisoners 'and their effects. The number of the prisoners amount ed to 200 Europeans, who were found divided among the two vessels. The pumps of the 'Europe could not kept free by the small number of people that re mained on board her. I sent Moos. Bazins one Qf the First Lieutenants, with a strong party of my crew., to give all the assistance that may be neeessas ry. The zeal with which' M. Basin andthe officer . commanding, applied themselves'to repair the da : 'mars of the ship, soon put her in a condition to make her way to these islasids. I likewise sent a strong party on board the Streatham, to repair the da mages sustained by her. I employed two days in putting both the prizes in a condition to make sail, and upon consideration I resolved to convoy them. We therefore steered al-, together for 'the Isles of :France and Buonaparte (Bourbon). The Streatham being put in a condi aion to mount her guns, which consisted of thirty-, so Port Napoleon, formerlY Port North West, is the;prin cipal place and'harbour of the Isle et France, and the scat of the Government of the Viceroy., General Decaen fills that offite at present. f Isle Buonaparte. The Isle of Bourbon has recently re.' ceived this denomination as a compliment to the new dynas. ty, and in order to destroy a memorial of the old. The dif. ficnlty of getting into and out of Port North West, the rai -1 cipal harbuttr of the Isle of France, causes the road of Sr, Paul, in tie Isle Buonaparte, or Bourbon, to be generally preferred by the I- tench cruizers fur the superior facility of depositing their plunder, and starting on fresh enterprizes. • POLICE. MAnuonouou-STaarr. —A charge of assault was yesterday made at this office by the servant of Major Malcot against Oaptairf _Koward, arising out of the following circumstances :=-The joy's carriage was standing at his door in the Edgeware-road, when Captain Hoviard crossed the - road with his lady, and not being able to pass the carriage without going into the dirt, it being in the crossing, he attempted to put the horses back ; but the coachman not relishing this interference with his command kept the horses at play, and the Captain, sans ceremonie, opened the carriage door, in which were three ladies, let down-the steps, and attempted' , to pass th i rough : the footman prerented hitn, and the Captain put himself in a boxing attitude, for which the charge of assault was preferred. He was or= dered to find- bail: • The 14th of neat month iS VALENTINE'S D_AV, when the present State Lottery will begin and finish drawing. VA LENTINE'S DAY stands faIIOUS in Lot teries, for on that day, tow, the Ticket 6,633 whi drawn a Prize of 30,0001. and sold by Bun, At that time it was the highest sum one number could gain, but by the present Scheme, one number is sure 6, ,gain 80,0001. SHIP PlAtf4. Caf•VZSIND, JANUARY ;6. Sailed--,the: Quintou, and Lepsridas, Cox, for Rio laileiro ; And pit William Hem, for Trinidad. 811? Tia. At Chatham-place, the Lady of Henry Budd, Esq. of ,a 'Son. On the 9th ult. at the Wand of Madeira, the Lady Of Henly Yeitch, Esq. His Majesty's Agent and Consul-Ge. Aleut of that Island, ega son. • On Tuesday evening last, at Tunbridge-Wells, the Lady of WilliantSliaw, Esq. of a Daughter. MARRIED. . . • On Monday, at Brunswick Chapel, by special license, Sit .William , Geary, Bart. of Oxon Hoath, in the County of Kent, to Mrs. Deiing, wicloW of Edward l)ering, Esq. On -Tuesday last, at Ringwood, H. Combo Conipton,_ Esq. of Manor-House, to Miss Charlotte Mills, secoud 'idaughter'cif W. Mills , Esq. of Pesterne. an Wednesday last, - at &t, Crooked-4am,, Mr. Francis Garialt, second son of the late FraAcis Carratt, Esq to Miss Mariann • Linde, daughter:of the late , tdt, - Edward Linde. On the snit ult. at , Kirkcaldy., Michael Malcolm.* E:A. eldest son of Sir john Malcolm, of Batbedie. to Isabella Da. Vie, daughter of Thomas Davie, Grocer, ot Kirkcaldy. DIE!). "On- the 4th inst. at Limefield, Thomis .Gloag, Esq. of Chapel ton, W. S.•toint Colledor.'of Cess for -the County of Edinburgh. On Friday last, suddenly, by the rupture of a blood yes. "sel of the lungs. Mr. Henry Lakin, a young Gentleman just 7retiancd irOrn. Watcheren. On Sunday morning, Mrs. C.ldogan,•mothqr of Lady Ha,- milton. On Monday night, at.his house in King-strect, near Car.- anarthen - , William-Morris, Esq. Banker. On Tuesday last,: stidenly, -at his house in Dover-street, Piceadi Michel, „Florist to the Queen and Prin. • ceases. . _ _ _ _ . The s:me evening, Mrs. Cope, of Bridgen-place, Kent. lately, at Ockharni. near Ripley, iIT Surrey, aged 35 years, Ann Hollis, wile of Mr. James Hollis, of Cobham, and eldest daughter of Mr. L.)hn Mills, of Ockham . . Soma months_ ag_o, o toad. His. Majesty's ship Ville do Paris, ow Toulon, Mr. George Rimy, Assistant-Surgeon, aged zo years. At St. Bride's, Glamorg.anshire, .Mrs. Edwardes, widow of the 4ate Admiral EdwirdaS, of Rhyd-y-goys, near Cat: marthen, at the advanced .ge of 83. pi? /GE OF YESTEI .STOCKS tDAY. flank Stock, I India, Stock, Navy c per Cent. 99 India Bonds, zs. pr. pat. 41. 4 per Cent. 84i 3 per Cent. Red. 69k 69 3 per Cent. Con. 48H t Bank L. Ann. IS 7-16thsi tos. 6s. pr. Imperial 3 pet Cent. 67i Cons. for Opening, 69 7o Tp T. TAYLOR, Surgeon, No. 9, New lititige-street, London. • sia, Edinburgh, May a, slim. the Spring of 1794 I was afilided' with l- N Venereal Complaint, which 1 treated with Indian ence fir five months; but was then obliged to apply to * regular 'Physidian, who put a 'temporary stop to the viru lence of the ,Diaease (by mercurial applications) for setae time; but gebwing, in spite of all medicine and the advice of the first Gentlemen ot_ the Faculty here, worse and worse for two years, I was reduced to a state almost utt. paralleled and beyond description, being au entire leper, and ulcerated from head to foot.—My head, throat, mouth, nose, legs, arms, &c. have been alternately in danger of becoming useiess; in short, I. have .had from twenty to .hirty eating ulcers. on my body, and nearly totally de. privet of sight.—lt would be voluminous to particula. rise all my case—suffice it to say, there never was, or ever will be, one of a more dangerous, or of a more compli cated nattire. I was long nt looked upon by y friends, and' imagined myself, beyon all hopes of recovery; and, h. deed., in my - then condition, death was preferable to ny more than miserable state. In this dreadful situation did I drag a Most miserable existence, till Divine Provktence threw in my way a Newspaper containing the' case of a Mr. B. of Plymouth—my friendS read it, 1 could not:—l sent 'and procured some of your .LE AK E's PATENT PILLS, which, 'by using frOm, time to time, am now, and have long been, (after more than four. years : indescribable distress), in as good a state of health as ever I enjoyed; as a proof of this, .1 had a fine, thriving, healthy child, born to me a few months ago. In gratitude to God; and in 'hopes of rendering my fellow-creature service, I request you to , publish this; and you' may at any time ,refer persons . who wish to be satisfied - of -the truth of this, or further parts. culars*, to me or my friends, by letter or person. As few cases for badness \gill ever equal mint, and none exceed it, I have front exoerience every reason to assure oiaakind, that in your LE . A'K.E's PILLS they will find a sure, speedi, sate, and reakar tbr that - mos! dread ful stage of the Venereal Disease, which is called a CON. FIAM'ECLuEs. 'JOHN THOMPSON. • Insurmountable family reasons prevent making my name, and address public ; but creditable persons really wanting information may also be referred to me and my friends by Mrs. S: Clark, Ramiay-Gardens,, Edinburgh. • Prepared and Sole! by the Sale Proprietor; T. TAYLOR, Member of the Rqyal College of Surgeon, in London, at ill 3 honse, No. , 'New Bridge-stteet, Where he Will give . AdVite . withont a tee, to- persons takes ing these Pills, and will answer patients letters, if.poSt. paid, on ,the same terms; observing in all cases the most inviolable secrecy, no person's name or case having beet mentioned, but at their own particular request, by the Pro. prietor, during the course of more than thirty-six years, that he has had the conduding of an extensive sale of the above Medicine, and the practice arising, therefrom. - They are also sold by his - Appointment, lor the conve. nience of those living at a distance, by Mr. Baxter., Seuth-bridge, , Edinburgh; Mr.. Macdonald, Printer, Glas gow, to whom also Mr. I'. refers 'tor hi s . address; at the Perfumer's, No. 35, S. 'Alban's-street, ,Pall-rnall ; Mr. Robertson's Toy-shop, No. to 3 Oxford-street'; Mr. Disco borough's, No. 7, fish. , street-hifl, nearly opposite the Mo. nurnent ; Mr. Steel's, Bookseller, N0..1, Union-plw,•Little Tower-hill; M. 13u11, Dame-street, Dublin; and by and person an every considerable town in Great-Britain and Ireland, in Boxes of 'only 25. ed. each, scaled up with full and plain diredions,.whereby.persons of either, Sem ' may cure themselves with ease and secrecy. N. B. Every liox So Ad in Great Britain is sealed up a Stamp, on which, by favour of the Comma. slc:ners, is printed, at the Stamp-Olfice—“- T. Taylor, No. 0,, New Bridge-street," tv , irnitatn,which is felony, anal all others are counteleits ~~..., i ~~~ ~~ is '~- i4"i ~. ~;., ,~, Ittr will Ti. Si to Ti xes j)() rite , tie; :.t..l4ted s ".IIS IS I • h• ‘)ratitec 'II4E • I),A, T 1 ',orrn v The Si L a ~~ or ce e, ch CI ctle i4 °4 Y t ~nt~j BRA a re iroi 4 0:1 L LGINPUN: Printed by RICHA I RD HARRIS, or No. 4, Mattlett-colrt, liow.strect ; and livblished by WILLI AM A KM! GE K SCRIPPS, South Moltoti.street,G roEvenor.square. At the Svt44ipplos, Stioad; where elolvertisemerso, Orders for the. Pap;r: a . Leil,;rs for tile Er &c. (post-pai,a), mast be addressed six eightcen=porinders, I put French stamtn on bca - rd her, in order that iNtitabalady, wbo bad the : command, may be able to second me iii the event of falling in with 'lle enemy. Th ea e trope bad originally th© same niunter of guns, but having been obliged to throw a great num ber of then) overboard to lighten her, I contented rny , :elf with sending on board that ship merely the ,nuinber of men necessary to navigate her, and to ensure her salely. It is with great Pleasure, my General, that I re port •to you the , bravery displayed. in this business by M. Leroux, my Chief Lieutenant, who has sheen himself a gallant officer ; M. Bazin, who command ed the guns on the main deck; Messrs. Rabaudy, Desplanches, Truchaid, Robin, officers of detach ment ; the Gentlemen Midshipmen, liasters,.and, in a word, all on board the frigate I have the honour to command. SI BREY SEAS'SIO S. VVIVYNESDAY;JANUARY 17. Margaret _Martin was indided for 'assaulting Sarah Fiddeyman, an infant under three years of age. The circumstances of - The case were as for low M's. Martin, the Defendant, resides in Glouces 'tei--stryet, Lanineth arid the infant is the child of 'one of her neighbours. - A quarrel, it appeared, had arisen between a lady with resided in Mrs. Martin's house, and another of the fair hex, who graced the same. street. The quarrel had collected a number of spectators : amongst the rest a bacher onliorse hat: k was a loOkei-on. • Mrs. Martin, whose prlnvess is well knOwn in the neighbourhood; hart,- it .ap peared; issued forth from the house, : armed with a hair-broom, w hich she determined to use.in behalf of her liAger, and' for the 'purpose of dispersing the Tmob, and the butcher being tire most prominent ob jeCi, became the first point _of: attack the broom, howeVer, hot pons , ssing pciwer sufficient to set the butcher's nag in ritotiop,' she resolved to adopt.the frisk mode of starting restive cattle, and relinqUslr r ing 'the broom to her fair ally, spe-retreated into the house, and returning with the kitchen poker, with ath4tic,arM, launched it full against. the butcher's steed, and the, et owd by whom he was surrounded. The poker unfortunately taking a wrong diieEtion, strtiCk the' infant, who was standing at its parent's door, and infli4ed a very dangerous wound on its forehead. The defence set up, was that the defendant had not intended to in jure the infant, and bad expressed her sorrow imtne diately after it happened. The Cif AtumAN obseikedJo the Jwy, that it was Lamaterial whether the defendant had intended to injure the prosecutor, site had used an unlawful in strument, and most answer for the mischief arising from her own imprudence. - The Jury found her Guilty, and the Court sen tenced her to six months inapt isonment in the House of CorreEtion, and at the end of that period, to find sureties for her good behaviour for !I've years, herself. in idol. and two sureties in bOi. each. After the sentence was passed, the husband. of the 'defendant carne forward, 'and, addressing' the Court, said he was willing to give the prosectltor 40 . guineas, and to find securities for the defendant's good behaviour for five years, if the Court would Change the sentence ,of imprisonment to fine., , He stated that thp r father of ihe.child was satisfied with the •ofler: • The CHAIRMAN, however, observed, that the partiei concerned might be satisfied, but it. was also necessary, foi the satisfation of public justice, that, punishment stould follow conduct so violent as that of the defendant had been ; the Court, therefore, could not sanction any 'such compromiie. DUBLIN, JairY , On Tuesday night was apprehended by the Pene Officers of the Head Office of Ponce, two men, charged with swindling. It appears that they Were concerned with a man named Arthur Downes, who kept a shopin Great Britain-street, with whom bills were occasionally passed for accommodation ,goods were raised, purchased from shopkeepers, and.one of the bills passed at 6 t or 91 days, for the amount'; by a good look-our these people have been. happily deeded. A, visit was paid by the Peace Officers of the same Office to Mr. Downes, at Great Britain-street, and in MS shop was found a great ap e pearance of goods;but when examined, all was out ward shew, for what appeared to be linen-drapery, fustian, corduroys, &c. were literally small rem nants, stuffed with hay. The shop was taken by a shopkeeper in Francis-stereet, who set up this Downes, and drew upon him, and so back in re turn. The owner of the house in Great Britain-street i 3 a very respe6table tradesman, a Mr. Murphy,who always considered it extraordinary that Downes never inhabited the kitchen which belonged to the .shop, nur ever communicated with the interior of the house, but kept fastened the door which opened into it. However, it is now discowted that it Letter enabled him and his colleagues to carry on this trade in private, in order to s indle the public with greater effect. .vast concourse.of tradesmen have appeared before the sitting Magistrate, Major Sirr, and much important matter has come These people are conneaed . with Roscommon; • Sligo, and Leitrim, • . Such was the extraordinary'rnildness of the sea son, that a linnet's nest, with four efigs in it, and the hen sitting upon them, was found on Thursday sennight, 'in the neighbourhoOd-of Leek, Stafford shire, (one of the coldest situations in that country.) On Christmas-day, a large company dined at the house of Mr. WillianiSinapson, gardener, in the eb bey of Cane;uskenneth, near Stirling ; when a large tart, filled with gooseberries, which had , beeupuiled that day, in an excellent state, was served up. On New-year's day, gooseberries were set upon the bUshes in the garden of Mr. Barnard Bowron, near Great Arelitfe, Durham. A butierflv was caught, on Monday se:nnight, in a garden in Pilgrim-street, in Newcastle.' The colours were as brilliant as they are in summer. India Stock experienced a fall yesterday of about 10 per cent.